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Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Weather today: Cloudy sky, light rain likely in Delhi
With no heatwave conditions in sight for this week, Delhi is set to get relief from extreme heat. The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 36.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and the minimum temperature touched 28.2 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. The maximum temperature in the national capital may touch 33-35 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.(File/Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO) Delhi also recorded a rainfall of 4.1 mm on Tuesday with maximum humidity touching 91 per cent and minimum humidity at 66 per cent. On Wednesday, Delhi is likely to witness a generally cloudy sky and might be hit by light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds speeding up to 30-40 kmph. The maximum temperature in the national capital may touch 33-35 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and the minimum temperature may be recorded between 26-28 degrees Celsius. Not just Delhi, but the national capital region (NCR) - including Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad - is also likely to witness a cloudy sky and light to moderate rain. A similar weather pattern may continue till the end of this month, June 30, with no heatwave condition likely till then. On Thursday, May 25, as well, Delhi and the NCR may see a generally cloudy sky with very light to light rain likely in some parts. Weather forecast across India Several parts of north and central India may witness rainfall on Wednesday, said the weather department. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over coastal Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and west Uttar Pradesh. Heavy rainfall may also hit parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, and Sikkim. Some areas of these states may not witness rainfall but are likely to be hit by thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds.
Hindustan Times
15-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
UGC NET 2025 Admit Card News Live Updates: Steps to download exam city slips, hall tickets when out at ugcnet.nta.ac.in
UGC NET 2025 Admit Card News Live Updates: Check steps to download UGC NET 2025 hall tickets and exam city slips when out (Raj K Raj/HT file) UGC NET 2025 Admit Card News Live Updates: National Testing Agency, NTA, is expected to release the UGC NET exam city intimation slips and admit cards soon. When released, candidates appearing for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test June 2025 exam will be able to download the documents from the official website at ...Read More The agency will first release the exam city intimation slips and then the admit cards. Both documents have different purpose - the exam city slips will inform candidates where their exam centres will be located. Whereas the NEET UG admit card will mention the address of the exam centre, reporting time, paper timings and other details such as exam day instructions. The UGC NET 2025 is scheduled to be conducted from June 25 to 29. The exam will be held in two shifts- first shift from 9 am to 12 noon and second shift from 3 pm to 6 pm. The UGC NET June question paper will consist of two sections, both of which will consist of objective-type, multiple-choice questions. UGC NET June 2025: Steps to download NEET UG admit card, exam city slips Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download the NEET UG Admit Card and Exam City slips when out: 1. Visit the official website at 2. On the home page, click on the link to download the UGC NET June 2025 admit card or exam city slip. 3. Enter your credentials to log in and submit. 4. Check your admit card, exam city slips displayed on the screen. 5. Download the admit card, exam city slips and keep printouts for further use. Follow the blog for the latest updates on NEET UG Admit Card, Exam City Intimation Slips and more. Follow all the updates here: June 15, 2025 11:13 AM IST UGC NET 2025 Admit Card News Live Updates: Candidates will able to download the UGC NET Admit Card 2025 from the official website at
Egypt Independent
15-04-2025
- Climate
- Egypt Independent
Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels
Islamabad and New Delhi CNN — For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that's testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods. Both countries experience heatwaves during the summer months of May and June, but this year's heatwave season has arrived sooner than usual and is predicted to last longer too. Temperatures are expected to climb to dangerous levels in both countries this week. Parts of Pakistan are likely to experience heat up to 8 degrees Celsius above normal between April 14-18, according to the country's meteorological department. Maximum temperatures in Balochistan, in country's southwest, could reach up to 49 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit). That's like living in Death Valley – the hottest and driest place in North America – where summer daytime temperatures often climb to similar levels. Visitors brave the heat wave during a hot summer afternoon at Kartvya Path, as the temperature rises, in New Delhi, India, on April 10, 2025. Raj K Raj/People drink water from a public water dispenser to escape the scorching heat during a heatwave alert in Kolkata, India, on April 9, 2025. Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/Getty Images Ayoub Khosa, who lives in Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali city, said the heatwave had arrived with an 'intensity that caught many off guard,' creating severe challenges for its residents. 'One of the major issues is the persistent power outages,' said Khosa, who told CNN they could last for up to 16 hours a day. 'This has intensified the impact of the heat, making it harder for people to cope,' he said. Neighboring India has also been experiencing extreme heat that arrived earlier than usual and its metrological department warned people in parts of the country to brace for an 'above-normal number of heatwave days' in April. Maximum temperatures in capital Delhi, a city of more than 16 million, have already crossed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) at least three times this month – up to 5 degrees above the seasonal average – the meteorological department said. The searing heat is being faced in several neighboring states too, including Rajasthan in the northwest, where laborers and farmers are struggling to cope and reports of illness are beginning to emerge. Maximum recorded temperatures in parts of Rajasthan reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Monday, according to the meteorological department. Anita Soni, from the women's group Thar Mahila Sansthan, said the heat is much worse than other years and she is worried about how it will impact children and women in the state. When the laborers or farmers head out, there is an instant lack of drinking water, people often feel like vomiting, they fall sick, or they feel dizzy, she said. Farmer Balu Lal said people are already falling sick due to working in it. 'We cannot even stand to work in it,' he said. 'When I am out, I feel that people would burn due to the heat outside.' Lal said he worries about his work and how he will earn money for his family. 'We have nowhere else to go,' he said. Testing survivability limits Experts say the rising temperatures are testing human limits. Extreme heat has killed tens of thousands of people in India and Pakistan in recent decades and climate experts have warned that by 2050 India will be among the first places where temperatures will cross survivability limits. Under heatwave conditions, pregnant women and their unborn children are particularly at risk. 'There is unexplained pregnancy loss and early babies,' said Neha Mankani, an advisor at the International Confederation of Midwives in Karachi. 'In the summers, 80 percent of babies are born preterm with respiratory issues because of the weather. We also see an increase in pregnancy induced hypertension, (which could) lead to preeclampsia – the leading cause of maternal mortality.' India and Pakistan, both countries with glaring disparities in development, are expected to be among the nations worst affected by the climate crisis – with more than 1 billion people predicted to be impacted on the subcontinent. A pedestrian covers her face with a scarf while walking along a street on a hot summer day in Chennai on April 8, 2025. Babu/AFP/Getty Images The cascading effects will be devastating. Likely consequences range from a lack of food and drought to flash floods from melting ice caps, according to Mehrunissa Malik, a climate change and sustainability expert from Pakistan's capital Islamabad. Communities without access to cooling measures, adequate housing and those who rely on the elements for their livelihoods will feel the effects much more acutely, said Malik. 'For farmers, the weather is erratic and difficult to predict,' she said. 'The main challenge is the fact that temperatures (are) rising at a time when crops aren't at the stage to be harvested. They start getting ready earlier, yields get lower, and in this dry heat they need more water… If your plants are still young, severe heat causes little chance of them making it.' Tofiq Pasha, a farmer and environmental activist from Karachi, said summers begin much earlier now. His home province, Sindh, which, along with Balochistan, has recorded some of the hottest global temperatures in recent years, suffered a major drought during the winter months and the little rainfall has led to water shortages, he said. 'This is going to be a major livelihood issue among farmers,' Pasha said, explaining how temperatures also affect the arrival of pests. 'Flowers don't set, they fall, fruits don't set, they fall, you have pest attacks, they decimate the crop, sometimes it gets too hot… the cycles are messed. Food production is extremely affected.' Heatwaves have in the past have increased demand for electricity, leading to coal shortages while leaving millions without power. Trains have been cancelled to conserve energy, and schools have been forced shut, impacting learning.
